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. >> pretty bad numbers on john boehner's report card. >> the debt ceiling is a dangerous game. >> i don't see that as a winner for them. >> don't fight battles you can't win. >> it is a troubled time for the party. >> let's stop for a second. >> let's make clear decisions. >> the republican strategy. >> stop talking about rape. >> don't fight battles you can't win. >> it is a troubled time for the party, get something done. >> we have to be the party of new solutions, we're not just going to be the party of no. >> it is groundhog day. >> the conservatives, the retreat, we've come a long way since. >> i'm ezra klein in for lawrence o'donnell, one of the great moments, when redford having just won the election, sits down on the bed taking it all in. the next few words are not just to ever film junky, pretty much to every political candidate. >> what do we do now? >> what do we do now? that is always the question, what do you do now when you have to govern? but it is not just a question that affects winners, sometimes losers of elections have to ask what do we do now? and for them the
. >> pretty bad numbers on john boehner's report card. >> the debt ceiling is a dangerous game. >> i don't see that as a winner for them. >> don't fight battles you can't win. >> it is a troubled time for the party. >> let's stop for a second. >> let's make clear decisions. >> the republican strategy. >> stop talking about rape. >> don't fight battles you can't win. >> it is a troubled time for the party, get something done....
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that will be john boehner's channel to deal with that. my gosh, i mean, i don't envy him as two more years as speaker but i don't know why he got re-elected. i don't think anybody else wanted the job. >> bret: former spea speaker dennis hastert has a rule named for him. majority of the majority, bringing forward a bill. don't bring forward a bill unless the majority of your own caucus supports that piece of legislation. talked about that going forward on brian kilmeade radio show this morning. >> the problem, maybe you do it once or maybe you do it twice but when you start making deals to get the democrats to pass the legislation, you are in power anymore. if you pass stuff that members aren't in line with, the ability to lead is in jeopard jeopardy. somebody else is making a decision. all tax bills and all spending bills, under the constitution start in the house. if you give up that responsibility you give up the ability to cover it. that's the problem. >> hastert is right. explains what happened to republicans in the battle we just had
that will be john boehner's channel to deal with that. my gosh, i mean, i don't envy him as two more years as speaker but i don't know why he got re-elected. i don't think anybody else wanted the job. >> bret: former spea speaker dennis hastert has a rule named for him. majority of the majority, bringing forward a bill. don't bring forward a bill unless the majority of your own caucus supports that piece of legislation. talked about that going forward on brian kilmeade radio show this...
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john boehner held his first closed door meeting with the 112th caucus to discuss this new year's resolution from president obama. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they have already racked up through the laws that they passed. >> sources inside the morning's republican caucus meeting say boehner told his members he will again use the debt limit as leverage to cut spending. so here is the deal. you give me spending cuts, i don't crash the global economy, sound good? senate minority leader mitch mcconnell announced the same, saying "the fiscal cliff deal was the last word on taxes. now the conversation turns to cutting spending on the government programs that are the real source of the nation's fiscal imbalance." and the upcoming debate on the debt limit is the perfect time to have that discuss. perfect, the problem is not even republicans believe that is going to work anymore. >> they have got to find in the house a totally new strategy. i mean, confronting -- for example, everybody is now talking about okay, now comes the
john boehner held his first closed door meeting with the 112th caucus to discuss this new year's resolution from president obama. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they have already racked up through the laws that they passed. >> sources inside the morning's republican caucus meeting say boehner told his members he will again use the debt limit as leverage to cut spending. so here is the deal. you give me spending...
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they knew how much john boehner wanted a great decision. mr. obama couldn't make a deal like that, even when it would have made the president look good, the grand bargain. did mr. obama miss a critical opportunity to extend an olive branch to the republicans, specifically john boehner as a gesture of conciliation. what's missing is a picture of the president with the speaker. that doesn't even exist. this is sort of a deal. >> i read peggy's peace, i think it's entitled there's no i in kumbaya. it was an interesting title. i got sort of what she was trying to say, at the end of the day, she sounds as if she has sour grapes over the election. it's not about extending olive branches, it's about doing your job. i was really sick and tired of seeing both sides talk about how brave they were, and how courageous they were. no one else in america is as brave and courageous as these politicians for doing the basics of their job. this whole conversation we've had not raising taxes on the middle class is something that was resolved in the senate months a
they knew how much john boehner wanted a great decision. mr. obama couldn't make a deal like that, even when it would have made the president look good, the grand bargain. did mr. obama miss a critical opportunity to extend an olive branch to the republicans, specifically john boehner as a gesture of conciliation. what's missing is a picture of the president with the speaker. that doesn't even exist. this is sort of a deal. >> i read peggy's peace, i think it's entitled there's no i in...
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the white house events, declined by john boehner and mitch mcconnell. john boehner declined the invitations to six state dinners that people in washington are dying to go to one state dinner. really, senior house and senate members have never been to a state dinner, and the list goes on and on. >> i think if we could stipulate a number of things, one is this entire debate is basically based in lunacy. >> yeah, we can stipulate. >> start with that, and second it also represents a dangerous and dramatic change of the behavioral norms, the use of the dynamics -- >> remember, no one knew what it was? >> the good old days. >> that used to get raised routinely, and it tended to be a partisan vote, meaning the party that was not in power would vote against it. >> you made a point -- now they threaten default. and of course, the -- while we're having all of this, unemployment is still -- still an intractable problem that is not being addressed. so if you can stipulate all of that, i see for all of this lunacy, there is slight progress, you saw it in -- >> wait,
the white house events, declined by john boehner and mitch mcconnell. john boehner declined the invitations to six state dinners that people in washington are dying to go to one state dinner. really, senior house and senate members have never been to a state dinner, and the list goes on and on. >> i think if we could stipulate a number of things, one is this entire debate is basically based in lunacy. >> yeah, we can stipulate. >> start with that, and second it also represents...
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john boehner was re-elected house speaker despite fracturing in the g.o.p. ranks. there were several firsts as tammy duckworth of illinois was the first disabled woman in congress. when republican tim scott took the oath today he is the only african-american in the senate. there is a distinct female touch. 20 women in the senate, the most ever. and a moving moment as illinois representative mark kirk made his way up the stairs one year after suffering a crippling stroke. >>> one of the 84 new members in the house is eric squallwell. he is the youngest member in the house at 32 years old. he believes the younger generation will end the gridlock on capitol hill. >> we see oust as problem solvers, not people who are here to participant in hyper participate sanship. >> squallwell was a former alameda county prosecutors. he will ban high capacity magazines and assault weapons. >>> california takes two oil companies to court. why they may be putting your health at risk. >>> taking high-powered guns off the streets. one bay area city gives us a look at the technology help
john boehner was re-elected house speaker despite fracturing in the g.o.p. ranks. there were several firsts as tammy duckworth of illinois was the first disabled woman in congress. when republican tim scott took the oath today he is the only african-american in the senate. there is a distinct female touch. 20 women in the senate, the most ever. and a moving moment as illinois representative mark kirk made his way up the stairs one year after suffering a crippling stroke. >>> one of the...
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john boehner does not have any clout with the tea party members of the congress. this is the big problem. here comes congressman ralph hall of texas. he's got a rather radical view of what it means to raise the debt ceiling. >> we made a mistake when we increased the debt limit the first time and gave this guy all the money to buy votes with. we shouldn't make the mistake now. >> this is a guy walking into a crowded room and saying i have a bomb strapped to my chest. and if you don't give me what i want, i'm going to blow up everybody, including myself. that a credible threat? well, there are some pretty crazy people there. it might be that they're willing to do it. but by the same token, obama cannot give into. this. >> fortunately, president obama showed no signs of giving in today. >> what i will not do is to have that negotiation with a gun at the head of the american people. the threat that unless we get our way, unless you gut medicare or medicaid, or otherwise slash things that the american people don't believe should be slashed, that we're going to threate
john boehner does not have any clout with the tea party members of the congress. this is the big problem. here comes congressman ralph hall of texas. he's got a rather radical view of what it means to raise the debt ceiling. >> we made a mistake when we increased the debt limit the first time and gave this guy all the money to buy votes with. we shouldn't make the mistake now. >> this is a guy walking into a crowded room and saying i have a bomb strapped to my chest. and if you...
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yet, people are blaming john boehner. we're going to talk with michelle malkin about this in a couple of minutes because it's got a lot of people's blood boiling. >> alisyn: in the meantime, in a few short hours, the 113th congress will get to work. it will vote on whether house speaker john boehner will remain in charge of the republicans. this comes hours after president obama made the fiscal cliff deal official, signing it while on vacation in hawaii. ed henry is live at the white house with more. it's big day there, ed. >> good morning. you're right. you mentioned john boehner facing this vote as speaker today as the new congress convenes. one of the reasons why he's facing any possible trouble at all is concern on the conservative side about the fact that this deal that was negotiated laterally by the president and senator mcconnell, but john boehner was involved in the early stages of this, ended up having $620 billion in tax increases and only $15 billion in spending cuts. one way john boehner is pushing back on al
yet, people are blaming john boehner. we're going to talk with michelle malkin about this in a couple of minutes because it's got a lot of people's blood boiling. >> alisyn: in the meantime, in a few short hours, the 113th congress will get to work. it will vote on whether house speaker john boehner will remain in charge of the republicans. this comes hours after president obama made the fiscal cliff deal official, signing it while on vacation in hawaii. ed henry is live at the white...
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john boehner made amends. he got the bill passed the next day on friday, we're good. >> ana navarro, thank you so much. and we know you're under the weather. so we really appreciate your being here for all of us and our viewers. thanks so much. >>> death in hollywood has us asking, is it time to make tougher laws for the paparazzi? with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with ju
john boehner made amends. he got the bill passed the next day on friday, we're good. >> ana navarro, thank you so much. and we know you're under the weather. so we really appreciate your being here for all of us and our viewers. thanks so much. >>> death in hollywood has us asking, is it time to make tougher laws for the paparazzi? with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not...
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after surviving a failed coup led by his own members, a beleaguered house speaker, john boehner, wants to take that same fractured party into battle. in a closed-door meeting of house republicans, a source in the room tells cnn boehner said he will demand budget cuts that are larger than any increase in the nation's debt limit. with the fiscal cliff behind us, he told his members, the focus turns to spending. that puts republicans in congress back on a collision course with the white house after the president insisted earlier this week he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already racked up through the laws that they passed. >> reporter: if the president won't come to the bargaining table, one stop republican in the senate, john cornyn, says in an op-ed in "the houston chronicl chronicle", "it may be necessary to partially shut down the government." >> democrats warn, watch out. risking government shutdown, risking not raising the debt creeling is playing with fire. >>
after surviving a failed coup led by his own members, a beleaguered house speaker, john boehner, wants to take that same fractured party into battle. in a closed-door meeting of house republicans, a source in the room tells cnn boehner said he will demand budget cuts that are larger than any increase in the nation's debt limit. with the fiscal cliff behind us, he told his members, the focus turns to spending. that puts republicans in congress back on a collision course with the white house...
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. >>> john boehner says president obama is trying to annihilate the republican party. but up next, i'll explain why the gop is kind of doing a good job of it itself. and on that path, some republicans are trying to gerrymander it. some are saying we can't change the rules of the presidential election just because we lost one. meanwhile, threatening to filibuster, a deal was reached. others say it doesn't reform anything. >>> and crazy things happening in washington, we'll let you weigh in on the scandal of the week. ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you missed a spot. ...i'll look back on this day and laugh. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. obfusc . >>> ryan's new budget is not the only really, really odd fight that republicans are about to pick. they have ano
. >>> john boehner says president obama is trying to annihilate the republican party. but up next, i'll explain why the gop is kind of doing a good job of it itself. and on that path, some republicans are trying to gerrymander it. some are saying we can't change the rules of the presidential election just because we lost one. meanwhile, threatening to filibuster, a deal was reached. others say it doesn't reform anything. >>> and crazy things happening in washington, we'll let...
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after the election, house speaker john boehner signaled republicans could support comprehensive action on legislation. >> i'm not talking about 3,000 page bill. i'm talking about he's a common sense step-by-step approach. secure our borders and fix a broken immigration system. >> reporter: democratic congressman luis gutierrez leads the immigration task force for the hispanic caucus. >> when you deal with the fiscal cliff, this is where the congress is at. far apart. guns, far apart. and immigration, much closer. we all signed on the dotted line? no, there's a lot of work to be done. but the commitment is there to getting the work done. >> reporter: so, what might comprehensive legislation look like? the president says it should include measures to beef up border security, punish companies that purposely hire undocumented workers and give their roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants here a way to obtain legal status. groups that want to restrict immigration are skeptical. >> the president himself said he doesn't think these laws are enforceable. how on earth is congress ever going
after the election, house speaker john boehner signaled republicans could support comprehensive action on legislation. >> i'm not talking about 3,000 page bill. i'm talking about he's a common sense step-by-step approach. secure our borders and fix a broken immigration system. >> reporter: democratic congressman luis gutierrez leads the immigration task force for the hispanic caucus. >> when you deal with the fiscal cliff, this is where the congress is at. far apart. guns, far...
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ohio congressman john boehner was reelected to a second term as speaker of the house without the embarrassment of a second vote. it was a narrow victory after defections from most conservative members of the republican party. on the senate side, former virginia governor tim kaine just took the oath of office along with 11 new members of the senate. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is live on capitol hill with more on senator kane's first day on the job. joules? >> reporter: mostly today was a day of reflection for tim kane. he's taken the oath of office many times before, but as he steps into his new role as virginia senator, tim kaine possibly faces his toughest job yet. for a day anyway, fiscal cliff gloom gave way to cheers as tim kaine supporters welcomed virginia's brand-new senator. minutes earlier on the senate floor, this was the more solemn scene, as former governor kane took his latest oath of office. at his side new york mark warner and outgoing senator jim webb kaine tells news4 he comes armed with great optimism about his new job. >> yes, it is exciting. maybe even parti
ohio congressman john boehner was reelected to a second term as speaker of the house without the embarrassment of a second vote. it was a narrow victory after defections from most conservative members of the republican party. on the senate side, former virginia governor tim kaine just took the oath of office along with 11 new members of the senate. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is live on capitol hill with more on senator kane's first day on the job. joules? >> reporter:...
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john boehner revealed essentially the president's mind-set. john boehner kept talking about, look, mr. president, we've got a spending problem in this country. and the president said we don't have a spending problem. we've got a problem with health care. health care is the big driver of all the big price tags in this country, he said. and john boehner obviously disagreed. >> a lot of people should agree actually with that. a lot of people say because of obamacare, this is probably not where the president was going with it, but because of obamacare health c and taxes wil go up. it's interesting that he would believe that would be the reason for the spending problem. a lot of people think that's going to be exacerbated with obamacare in full force. >>brian: he goes on to say in what i think is an exclusive interview, he repeated the message so often he said toward the end of the negotiations the president became irritated and said i'm getting tired of hearing you say that. really? you've tripled the deficit and you're tired of hearing we have a
john boehner revealed essentially the president's mind-set. john boehner kept talking about, look, mr. president, we've got a spending problem in this country. and the president said we don't have a spending problem. we've got a problem with health care. health care is the big driver of all the big price tags in this country, he said. and john boehner obviously disagreed. >> a lot of people should agree actually with that. a lot of people say because of obamacare, this is probably not...
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but we know that john boehner often has had trouble with his various plans. plan b most notoriously, getting them approved, accepted and passed by his own house republicans. and cantore made a very declarative statement today. there already immediately were grumblings that some house republicans will go along with this i'm not sure that democrats will, too. it remains to be seen whether, indeed, john boehner and cantore can get passed what they want to do. then again this is just another three-month extension. now the good news for the vix watchers out there is that this puts it past, you know, the coming showdowns on sequestration involving the budget which will all kind of happen in march. so this is one cliff that may not happen as two other cliffs are under way. three months from now, depending what happens with those cliffs and what happens with the economy, the house republicans, the tea partiers and the let's blow it to hell members of the republican caucus may not want to go along with this for another extension. the president has clearly won, steered
but we know that john boehner often has had trouble with his various plans. plan b most notoriously, getting them approved, accepted and passed by his own house republicans. and cantore made a very declarative statement today. there already immediately were grumblings that some house republicans will go along with this i'm not sure that democrats will, too. it remains to be seen whether, indeed, john boehner and cantore can get passed what they want to do. then again this is just another...
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but house speaker john boehner is warning about it. he insists now that president obama has adopted a scorched earth policy toward republicans. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the specifics. >> congratulations. godspeed. [ applause ] >> within 24 hours of the traditional inaugural lunchen, speaker john boehner was singing another tune about president obama's intentions. >> so we are expecting here over the next 22 months, to be the focus of this administration. as they attempt to annihilate the republican party. and let me just tell you, i do believe that is their goal. to just shove us in to the history. >> today, white house spokesman jay carney rejected that charge, saying you heard them say in the inaugural address, even though we have profound differences it's imperative we come together. in the inaugural address, though, the president also took this shot at republicans. >> we cannot mistake absolutism for principle. or substitute spectacle for politics. or treat name-calling as reasoned debate. >> in the public belie
but house speaker john boehner is warning about it. he insists now that president obama has adopted a scorched earth policy toward republicans. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the specifics. >> congratulations. godspeed. [ applause ] >> within 24 hours of the traditional inaugural lunchen, speaker john boehner was singing another tune about president obama's intentions. >> so we are expecting here over the next 22 months, to be the focus of this administration. as...
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then, mitch mcconnell and john boehner came and said stop. i think people just thought that will happen because we elected him. we learned that. the president learned it. i think msnbc learned it and congress and the public most importantly learned it. that this just doesn't happen because of an election. it happens because of an election and then it means going online, it means doing rallies, it means educating your neighbors at church and the workplace and in school. >> now, you're using the word takers in this speech, i mean going right after the right and a reminder of people what the election was about. i looked right across at paul ryan when he said it. i mean, given the republicans parties and their positions right now, can he get this agenda done? >> i think republicans sometimes look to the next election, too. and when they think about how the demographics are changing, how the philosophy of young people is changing, i the they understand that when you're talking about this 47%, the takers, it's veterans and people who paid the medic
then, mitch mcconnell and john boehner came and said stop. i think people just thought that will happen because we elected him. we learned that. the president learned it. i think msnbc learned it and congress and the public most importantly learned it. that this just doesn't happen because of an election. it happens because of an election and then it means going online, it means doing rallies, it means educating your neighbors at church and the workplace and in school. >> now, you're...
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john boehner said i never brought it up. the president said we democrats can't live with the sequester. the reason that is important neil is the republicans have a strong card to play. democrats can't turn that off until they negotiate on the entitlements that you and i know is really driving the spending problem. >> neil: you negotiate out of fear. you are fearful to ever negotiate. bottom line. great reporting and great insight as always. >> thank you, neal. >> neil: they have to hike taxes even more. >> do you then agree with the republican leader in the senate mr. mcconnell who says we are done now with the taxing side of it and now have to concentrate on spending? is that done now? is the revenue side taken care of it now? >> it is not. >> are you then saying to the upper classes get ready you are going to have to pay some more? this is not the end of it? >> i'm saying that is not off the table. >> neil: democrats pushing for a trillion bucks in new tax revenue. charlestocharles is charged wie charge card out. what do y
john boehner said i never brought it up. the president said we democrats can't live with the sequester. the reason that is important neil is the republicans have a strong card to play. democrats can't turn that off until they negotiate on the entitlements that you and i know is really driving the spending problem. >> neil: you negotiate out of fear. you are fearful to ever negotiate. bottom line. great reporting and great insight as always. >> thank you, neal. >> neil: they...
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. >> now, of course, people who believe that john boehner is the greatest speaker of the house criticized that saying there she is trying to bring emotional testimony into that. i don't know how you describe that scene without some emotional expression. >> i think the outcry, imagine if the tables were turned and there was a republican secretary talking about that and did so with the emotion that hillary clinton did and there was an outcry that it was fake and it was hood winked. >> let's take a look at john kerry. if you confirm me, i would take office as secretary proud that the senate is in my blood. but equally proud that so too is the foreign service. my father's work under presidents both democrat and republican took me and my siblings around the world for a personal journey and sacrifices that the men and women make every day on behalf of america. >> no criticism for that. >> the criticism about secretary clinton that i thought, here she was clearly taking responsibility. i think the reason that she teared up is that she feels responsible. as the moment that she takes responsibilit
. >> now, of course, people who believe that john boehner is the greatest speaker of the house criticized that saying there she is trying to bring emotional testimony into that. i don't know how you describe that scene without some emotional expression. >> i think the outcry, imagine if the tables were turned and there was a republican secretary talking about that and did so with the emotion that hillary clinton did and there was an outcry that it was fake and it was hood winked....
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do you think that that signals a new step, a new approach from john boehner as speaker? >> well, we do have some crises that we're going to have to face, the debt ceiling, we're going to have to deal with sequestration as well as the concurrent resolution, and i'm convinced that in order to get something moving forward in a positive way, that speaker boehner's going to have to release republicans from just being bound to the party and do what's best for the country. so i hope this is a breakthrough. as for having this as a victory, if it's a victory for anything, it's a victory for our country. people can go to sleep at night knowing that god forbid if they have a catastrophe in their country, they may not be able to depend on the local people to come forward or the states, but they can depend on their congress to be there as historically we have always been. this is the first time we have had any type of controversy in getting it done, but late, delayed, yes, but was it done, you bet your life. >> new york congressman charlie rangel. thanks for your time. i appreciate i
do you think that that signals a new step, a new approach from john boehner as speaker? >> well, we do have some crises that we're going to have to face, the debt ceiling, we're going to have to deal with sequestration as well as the concurrent resolution, and i'm convinced that in order to get something moving forward in a positive way, that speaker boehner's going to have to release republicans from just being bound to the party and do what's best for the country. so i hope this is a...
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if you heard speaker john boehner just the other day after the inaugural address saying the president is trying to annihilate the republican party. that's a strong word. but does this president see an opportunity? i'd be interested in the congresswoman's opinion. you can't find many democrats who think that president obama worries about the democratic party, 10, 15, 20 years down the road. but you will find a lot of democrats who say if you can turn the obama coalition into a democratic coalition, the democrats will have built in on the national stage what ronald reagan had for 20 years and republican party had after ronald reagan on the national stage. this coalition, if he can transfer it over, it spells trouble for the republicans. >> congresswoman, what do you think about what john king is saying? >> i'm not privy to the president's processes and how he came up with the decision. all i can tell you is women have been dying and fighting and bleeding for this nation in combat roles in iraq and afghanistan. they may not have had those jobs specifically other than aviation, my branch
if you heard speaker john boehner just the other day after the inaugural address saying the president is trying to annihilate the republican party. that's a strong word. but does this president see an opportunity? i'd be interested in the congresswoman's opinion. you can't find many democrats who think that president obama worries about the democratic party, 10, 15, 20 years down the road. but you will find a lot of democrats who say if you can turn the obama coalition into a democratic...
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you know, john boehner is a good listener. you know, i found that when i worked with him. and i think that's an important quality in leadership is being able to listen to all those sides of everybody at the table and then trying to take those steps forward. >> former john blanche lincoln, john brabender, good to see both of you. >>> making news this morning as well, a hearing in colorado for the movie theater shooting suspect james holmes begins with prosecutors outlining their case in detail for the first time today. holmes is charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 others when he allegedly opened fire on moviegoers back in july. legal experts say that because the evidence against him is so strong, holmes may take a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. >>> federal health officials say the flu is now widespread in at least 41 states. that is the earliest and most active start to the flu season in more than a decade. the major strain circulating this year is making people feel especially sick. doctors say it's not too late to get the vaccine. >>> prince charles givi
you know, john boehner is a good listener. you know, i found that when i worked with him. and i think that's an important quality in leadership is being able to listen to all those sides of everybody at the table and then trying to take those steps forward. >> former john blanche lincoln, john brabender, good to see both of you. >>> making news this morning as well, a hearing in colorado for the movie theater shooting suspect james holmes begins with prosecutors outlining their...
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but does the president have that kind of relationship with john boehner, say, where we can feel optimistic that they're going to have a very different kind of relationship but can actually be more effective? >> i think there's a different kind of dynamic that speaker boehner has to deal with. i don't know him personally, but his reputation is that he can get deals done, but then he has to sell them in a caucus, some whom, a minority, but a vocal minority of whom are very rigid indeed. so i think the speaker has an opportunity to show his more magnanimous leadership and to lead the whole of the house, and not just his caucus. and as he does that, i think his relationship, not just with the president, but with the general public will improve, and i hope it does. >> one of the issues he's going to face is gun crime, gun control, gun violence, generally. he's been generally audacious in terms of the proposals he's put forward. there's a reality check within minutes of him doing so. people have been queuing up from both sides of the senate and saying look, he may want an assault weapons ban but
but does the president have that kind of relationship with john boehner, say, where we can feel optimistic that they're going to have a very different kind of relationship but can actually be more effective? >> i think there's a different kind of dynamic that speaker boehner has to deal with. i don't know him personally, but his reputation is that he can get deals done, but then he has to sell them in a caucus, some whom, a minority, but a vocal minority of whom are very rigid indeed. so...
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and today president obama got his invite from house speaker john boehner. so now we can all mark our calendars. february 12th, that's when we'll get to see president obama's first state of the union of his second term. what does he want to happen in the second term? how does he plan to get it done? we already had a bit of a preview last week once the fight over the bush tax cuts deal was finished, the president gave a speech in which he laid out five issues he said he was ready to move on with the new congress. the first is ending the war in afghanistan. we found out today how the president plans to move forward on that plan with a surprise announcement that u.s. troops are going to have a mission change, that they'll be taking on a supporting role starting this spring. surprise. as for immigration reform, well, back in november, it was during his first press conference after being reelected that president obama said he would push comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to legal status for people without legal records and citizenship for the s
and today president obama got his invite from house speaker john boehner. so now we can all mark our calendars. february 12th, that's when we'll get to see president obama's first state of the union of his second term. what does he want to happen in the second term? how does he plan to get it done? we already had a bit of a preview last week once the fight over the bush tax cuts deal was finished, the president gave a speech in which he laid out five issues he said he was ready to move on with...
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the vote was stalled by speaker john boehner . east coast leaders were furious. >> including fellow republicans new jersey gov. chris christie and congressman peter king. >> the outcry promptedboehnr to do an about-face in get the bill moving again. >> the two votes will bring in $60 billion which is absolutely necessary to york, new jersey, connecticut. >> the two boabolts one will cover $9 million for the federal insurance program. the second half will come general 15th that will hand over the remaining 51 billion. >> it has been over 65 days since the storm and the relief aid has not been approved yet. it took congress only 10 days to approve relief for hurricane katrina victims. >> the 113th congress will convene at noon eastern time as newly elected members of the house of representatives and the senate are turned in. >> the new congress still faces disputes that play the dysfunctional 112 congress, one of the least productive and more than 60 years. >> tea part years within the republican ranks are insisting on fiscal discip
the vote was stalled by speaker john boehner . east coast leaders were furious. >> including fellow republicans new jersey gov. chris christie and congressman peter king. >> the outcry promptedboehnr to do an about-face in get the bill moving again. >> the two votes will bring in $60 billion which is absolutely necessary to york, new jersey, connecticut. >> the two boabolts one will cover $9 million for the federal insurance program. the second half will come general...
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boehner. >> neil: well, you think you're mad right now. wait until you meet my next guest, because you thought you could bully him. another thing coming. part of the republican majority. voted against the initial sandy relief bill, said it was filled with pork and says if another bill comes up there equally filled with pork, he'll do it all over again. pushing amounts to make sure that doesn't happen. his name is tom mcclintock from california. you're willing to get chris christie's face. why? >> this is not a small amount of money. you're talking $50 billion. that comes to $450 from every household in the country. so that's what your family has at stake. $450. i think we're entitled to ask, is this all going to necessary emergency storm relief? you begin to look at what's in the bill before the house. there's two billion dollars for highway repairs anywhere in the country, including up to $20 million each for guam, american samoa, they're not in the same ocean as hurricane sandy. there's $16 billion to quintuple the amount we're spending
boehner. >> neil: well, you think you're mad right now. wait until you meet my next guest, because you thought you could bully him. another thing coming. part of the republican majority. voted against the initial sandy relief bill, said it was filled with pork and says if another bill comes up there equally filled with pork, he'll do it all over again. pushing amounts to make sure that doesn't happen. his name is tom mcclintock from california. you're willing to get chris christie's face....
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boehner will maintain his role and more on that and how democrats will maintain their leap are ship role -- deed here ship -- leadership role. >>> 32-year-old eric suarez will be sworn in after it stretches from fremont to dublin. he defeated pete stark. another will be sworn in after being retired after 20 years in office. >>> they continue to search for suspects after the city's first homicide. the body of a 30-year-old man who was stabbed to death was found in the bay view district. they are still not clear what led up to that killing. they are hoping witnesses will come forward. >>> police in oakland are hoping surveillance video from a recent bank robbery will help them find the bang robbers. two people suspected of robbing bank of the west near telegraph avenue on december 10th. a man robbed a bank and even though no weapon was seen he reportedly told the teller he had a gun but investigators believe the woman is believed to be an accomplice. >>> day one of the nhl lock out and in just a few minutes, talks resume on getting pro hockey players back on the ice. >> you have eithe
boehner will maintain his role and more on that and how democrats will maintain their leap are ship role -- deed here ship -- leadership role. >>> 32-year-old eric suarez will be sworn in after it stretches from fremont to dublin. he defeated pete stark. another will be sworn in after being retired after 20 years in office. >>> they continue to search for suspects after the city's first homicide. the body of a 30-year-old man who was stabbed to death was found in the bay view...
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already, john boehner can't even lead his own caucus. >> let me say, abbey, thank you for showing up tonight. you're a good sport. and tell chris matthews, take me with him to mount rushmore. i would love to see the pictures of chris walking around mount rushmore. thank you for your time, tonight, have a great evening. >> up next, first right wingers had a problem with sponge bob square pants, but you won't believe when they're accusing of a liberal agenda next. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car replacement, where, if you total your new car, we give you the money for a new one. call... to talk to an insurance expert about everything else that comes standard with our base auto policy. and if you get into a
already, john boehner can't even lead his own caucus. >> let me say, abbey, thank you for showing up tonight. you're a good sport. and tell chris matthews, take me with him to mount rushmore. i would love to see the pictures of chris walking around mount rushmore. thank you for your time, tonight, have a great evening. >> up next, first right wingers had a problem with sponge bob square pants, but you won't believe when they're accusing of a liberal agenda next. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're...
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speaker john boehner had this to say. >> we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to anilealate the republican party. i do believe that is their goal. to just shove us into the dust bin of history. >> kevin mccarthy doubles down. >> this person's main goal is to continue to try to break the republican party. he is out of touch of where america is at with what he is trying to do. it was more of a speech for a progressive party agenda. >> then there was congressman paul brown who offered this choice analysis. "i think the only constitution that barack obama upholds is the soviet constitution, not this one." joining the panel now is the editor of the new republic, a man who has suffered for several hours on the amtrak train, frank lynn for. >> privatize that sucker. >> seriously. >> blood-sucking libertarian. >> that is saying something, my friend. >> exactly. >>. >> we keep asking whether the republican party will come up with a new idea? the biggest idea is that president obama is trying to uphold the soviet -- which was adopted in 197
speaker john boehner had this to say. >> we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to anilealate the republican party. i do believe that is their goal. to just shove us into the dust bin of history. >> kevin mccarthy doubles down. >> this person's main goal is to continue to try to break the republican party. he is out of touch of where america is at with what he is trying to do. it was more of a speech for a progressive...
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john boehner especially back, upside down by 19 points on the rating and the republican party's negative rating, 49%, is at the all-time high for the gop during obama's presidency. just 26% see the party in a positive light. the gop lost the most ground with self described republicans. the tea party also has its lowest rating ever, positive views of the tea party, they have dropped to just 23%. joining me now while i get a glass of water after those numbers, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. listen. not to chew on again, but mark, why i like the segments is based on numbers. questions to what we assume are average voters out there and getting a glimpse of what these people both feel about their own personal situations and what some might call the shenanigans in d.c. >> the context is very important here, tamron. this is after the fiscal cliff fight we had right over the new year and also comes after the tragic shootings in newtown, connecticut. and of course, sets up president obama's inauguration, officially comes on monday. and he will be confronting a public that's more pe
john boehner especially back, upside down by 19 points on the rating and the republican party's negative rating, 49%, is at the all-time high for the gop during obama's presidency. just 26% see the party in a positive light. the gop lost the most ground with self described republicans. the tea party also has its lowest rating ever, positive views of the tea party, they have dropped to just 23%. joining me now while i get a glass of water after those numbers, nbc news senior political editor...
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john boehner will likely retain the top job. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:16. more than 30 people were arrested in fairfield over the new year's holiday t was part of a crackdown on prostitution. officers say they contacted the suspected prostitutes and johns online through what they described as known prostitution sites. 36 people were arrested on suspicion of a variety of crimes, including prostitution, weapons and drug possession as well as parole and probation violences -- violations. >>> police in san jose say one citizen there went too far taking the law into his own hands. 26-year-old louise ricardo hernandez has been in jail since monday. he's accused of committing the city's 46th and final homicide of 2012. hernandez was arrested for the shooting death of 36-year-old christopher soriano in the parking garage on lewis road. police say hernandez was trying to detain soriano who he believed was robbing cars in the neighbor. >>> one of the three men accused of killing the forme
john boehner will likely retain the top job. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:16. more than 30 people were arrested in fairfield over the new year's holiday t was part of a crackdown on prostitution. officers say they contacted the suspected prostitutes and johns online through what they described as known prostitution sites. 36 people were arrested on suspicion of a variety of crimes, including prostitution, weapons and drug possession...
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you can say if you're john boehner, well, that's fantastic. democrats, this is a democratic -- this is a democratic plan. you guys want it. it's a priority for you. guess what? you control the senate. you guys -- you guys pass global warming in the legislation in the senate, then we'll look at it in the house. gay marriage, fantastic. we are open to whatever you pass. that's your top priority, great. why don't you guys in the senate pass it, and then we'll look at it. and you can do the same thing with gun control, actually an issue that matters a great deal to me. actually, not gun control but assault weapons control. again, do what they did before. pass that in the senate and let them do that and say, but i'll tell you what we're going to focus on. we're going to focus on the house on getting people back to work, saving entitlement programs, and taking care of the crushing debt and making the tax code simpler, making the tax code fair. we're going to take care of the meat and potatoes issues over here. we're going to take care of making soci
you can say if you're john boehner, well, that's fantastic. democrats, this is a democratic -- this is a democratic plan. you guys want it. it's a priority for you. guess what? you control the senate. you guys -- you guys pass global warming in the legislation in the senate, then we'll look at it in the house. gay marriage, fantastic. we are open to whatever you pass. that's your top priority, great. why don't you guys in the senate pass it, and then we'll look at it. and you can do the same...
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the relief package was passed by the senate even though house speaker john boehner hadn't brought it up for a vote. in fact, the senate passage helped to put pressure on the house. sandy relief passed in the house with a minority of republican votes and almost every democrat. speaker boehner would not have brought the bill to the floor if it hadn't already been passed in the senate. there was similar pressure with the fiscal cliff deal. it passed in the senate first. then boehner was forced to bring it to the floor for a vote and the house, even though only a minority of republicans supported it. today senator majority leader harry reid seemed to clarify his position somewhat. in a statement he said, "i am committed to ensuring the senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our society early this year. all options should be on the table." well, that sounds a little bit better. but there should be no hedging on this issue whatsoever. especially from democrats. because if they side with the president of the united states think about wh
the relief package was passed by the senate even though house speaker john boehner hadn't brought it up for a vote. in fact, the senate passage helped to put pressure on the house. sandy relief passed in the house with a minority of republican votes and almost every democrat. speaker boehner would not have brought the bill to the floor if it hadn't already been passed in the senate. there was similar pressure with the fiscal cliff deal. it passed in the senate first. then boehner was forced to...
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i think so some very famous passages in a recent book by bob woodward where john boehner talks about how he wanted jack lew out of the room because he saw him as an obstructionist. there are a lot of people who say that jack lew is the reason the big deal between baner and the president fell apart, lots of versions of that story, i should ad there are some republicans who think that jack lew is not a consensus builder. that as treasury secretary, he will be looking to stiff-arm republicans as opposed to work with him. you will hear a lot of that but i don't see anything now that says, oh oh, jack lew is in trouble. >> the president has been getting a lot of flack, i was going to say some, but it's been a lot, for not really having a particularly diverse cabinet and i'm wondering does he really feel that pressure? >> i'm not sure he does. we will see. i think certainly hears it. certainly his staff is aware of it. they put out a picture of the cabinet recently and it was like so overwhelmingly white male that it just sort of, you know, begged for some remark, particularly among women,
i think so some very famous passages in a recent book by bob woodward where john boehner talks about how he wanted jack lew out of the room because he saw him as an obstructionist. there are a lot of people who say that jack lew is the reason the big deal between baner and the president fell apart, lots of versions of that story, i should ad there are some republicans who think that jack lew is not a consensus builder. that as treasury secretary, he will be looking to stiff-arm republicans as...
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boehner, have republicans over. do you think that kind of thing produces real results? >> no, i think it's not just atmospherics, if i'm negotiating with you, and i have in the back of my head i can trust what you tell me, we're much more likely to get to an agreement. >> president barack obama's car czar says that republicans in congress today are just unwilling to cooperate. >> the president may have spent more time in the first term reaching out to congressmen playing golf with them, having them to the white house, certainly couldn't hurt, couldn't make things worse, that's for sure. might have helped. at the same time, i think people who went to see the movie lincoln, and said, if we only had lincoln in the white house we could have passed any amendment we wanted. if we only had lbj in the white house, we would have the civil rights act again are kidding themselves, this is a different era. >> robert rubin was secretary of the treasury during another partisan time. >> how did you deal with republicans on the hil
boehner, have republicans over. do you think that kind of thing produces real results? >> no, i think it's not just atmospherics, if i'm negotiating with you, and i have in the back of my head i can trust what you tell me, we're much more likely to get to an agreement. >> president barack obama's car czar says that republicans in congress today are just unwilling to cooperate. >> the president may have spent more time in the first term reaching out to congressmen playing golf...
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john boehner, speaker boehner after not getting half of his caucus, having to depend on democrats for the fiscal cliff vote is now saying that we gave in on taxes, now it's time for spending cuts, serious entitlement reforms, which is where, you know, the the bulk of our long-term fiscal problems are. and this is going to be used, the debt ceiling is going to be used to get cuts. mitch mcconnell has said something similar. so you have the president saying one thing, but those in the house and senate, the republican leaders, saying something completely different. >> shannon: yeah, they think this is going to be all about spending ab that's the comfort. house minority leader nancy pelosi saying hey, we're not done talking about revenue, there could be tax increases with part of this negotiation. >> and the president himself said in the midst of the fiscal cliff deal when it looked like a deal, that this does not end the tax debate, but the the republicans say, that you know, there's 80 trillion dollars in unemployment liabilities no matter what you do in taxes, that's not going to solve
john boehner, speaker boehner after not getting half of his caucus, having to depend on democrats for the fiscal cliff vote is now saying that we gave in on taxes, now it's time for spending cuts, serious entitlement reforms, which is where, you know, the the bulk of our long-term fiscal problems are. and this is going to be used, the debt ceiling is going to be used to get cuts. mitch mcconnell has said something similar. so you have the president saying one thing, but those in the house and...
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but you had others who didn't win and john boehner and the rest of the republicans who voted for that fiscal cliff deal, paul ryan, those guys repudiated the tea party. that's really the truth here. the tea party might have been able to hold that vote hostage six months ago, a year ago, they didn't this time. that was a big blow. no other way to put it. >> no, i don't necessarily would agree with your characterization. yeah, paul ryan and the leadership did, but the plan "b" died as a result of tea party-backed members of congress. they had to get certain tea party-backed members to get along with them this time and some of those guys are back pedaling. you've got aaron schott of illinois saying it's a lie to claim he voted for a tax increase and don't believe the tea party. they'll hold him account financial for it and the debt ceiling will be the next fight. >> thanks very much to both of you. we shall see what happens from here. >>> and after a series of technical failures, the faa announced it is investigating boeing's biggest bet. its dream liner 787. >>> and the shooter responsi
but you had others who didn't win and john boehner and the rest of the republicans who voted for that fiscal cliff deal, paul ryan, those guys repudiated the tea party. that's really the truth here. the tea party might have been able to hold that vote hostage six months ago, a year ago, they didn't this time. that was a big blow. no other way to put it. >> no, i don't necessarily would agree with your characterization. yeah, paul ryan and the leadership did, but the plan "b"...